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Current Hourly Weather Observations:

Location Sky/Weather Temp.
(°F)		 Dewpt.
(°F)		 Humidity
(%)		 Wind
(mph)		 Pressure
(in)		 Remarks
Washington National Light Rain 66 64 94 N5 29.52F Fog
Dulles Intl. Light Rain 63 61 93 N7 29.53F VSB1/2
BWI Airport Light Rain 63 61 93 N6 29.54S Fog
Charlottesville, VA Cloudy 63 61 94 CALM 29.55S Fog
Fredericksburg, VA Cloudy 66 63 88 SW9 29.52S
Winchester, VA Rain 59 55 88 N7 29.58S
Annapolis, MD Cloudy 66 64 93 CALM 29.52F Fog
Hagerstown, MD Cloudy 54 52 94 N14 29.59R Fog
Martinsburg, WV Light Rain 58 58 100 N10 29.57F Fog
Hourly observations from: 900 AM EDT FRI MAY 09 2008

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